The superior court that has jurisdiction over the general adjudication of all rights to use water in the Gila river system and source has jurisdiction over all civil actions relating to the interpretation and enforcement of all of the following:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-2702

  • Groundwater: means water under the surface of the earth regardless of the geologic structure in which it is standing or moving. See Arizona Laws 45-101
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

1. Title III of the Arizona water settlements act (P.L. 108-451), including sections 312(d) and 312(h).

2. The Tohono O’odham settlement agreement.

3. The groundwater protection program established pursuant to article 2 of this chapter.

 

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